The Queen Reportedly Brought Back This Trusted Aide Just to Keep an Eye on Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

The Queen has named her former personal secretary and longtime trusted aide Sir Christopher Geidt as her Permanent Lord in Waiting.

According to Daily Mail columnist Richard Eden, the decision is part of the Queen's larger plan to keep tabs on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle following their failed bid for independence earlier this year.

Geidt will work with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the Queen's Commonwealth Trust and will be "Her Majesty’s eyes and ears," according to Eden's royal source.

In his recent Daily Mail column, royal commentator Richard Eden says that the Queen's decision to bring back Sir Christopher Geidt as her Permanent Lord in Waiting is part of her plan to keep tabs on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Geidt resigned as the Queen's private secretary "after an alleged palace coup two years ago," according to Eden.

"Her Majesty values Lord Geidt’s wise counsel," a courtier told Eden for the column. "This new role gives him a formal status again."

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